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Chapter 1116 Qiao Qiqi is in trouble! (Please subscribe!)

Hua Shier was very satisfied with his future son-in-law because Liu Hua was able to keep his word and fulfill his promise to Hua Shier even at the cost of his career by announcing his relationship with Qiao Simei.

Since his son-in-law has completed his test, he has recognized him as his own. Since his son-in-law has been bullied because of this, Hua Shier, the father-in-law, cannot sit idly by.

He immediately called Liu Hua who was far away in Hong Kong Island and said with a smile:

"Boy, I've read all the news. Are you okay?"

Liu Hua's voice was filled with fatigue: "Don't worry, uncle, I don't have a big problem here. I will handle it and make sure no one hurts Simei!"

Hua Twelve was even more satisfied: "Get ready, follow me to Ugly Country in the next two days, and I'll introduce someone to you!"

Two days later, Hua Shier and Liu Hua boarded the Qiao family's private plane in Hong Kong and flew to Luocheng, the Ugly Country.

When the plane landed at the Los Angeles airport, it was late at night. A row of Rolls-Royces were already parked here. The old bat Dracula, dressed as an aristocrat, was waiting in front of the car with dozens of white people in black suits. When he saw Hua Twelve getting off the plane, the old bat bowed:

"Welcome, my lord!"

The dozens of white people behind him bowed at the same time, but did not address him specifically. They were just slaves of the old bat and were not worthy of calling Hua Twelve their master, so they were destined to be supporting roles.

Hua Twelve didn't care about those people. He pointed behind him and introduced Dracula:

"This is my son-in-law Andy!"

He introduced Liu Hua again: "Your name is Uncle De. From now on, no matter what happens in Western countries, just go to him!"

Dracula bowed slightly to Liu Hua:

"Master Andy!"

Liu Hua showed a puzzled look on his face. He knew that his future father-in-law was a celebrity and the cousin of Hong Kong tycoon Qiao Zurong. But even so, this was too much.

However, he was well-mannered and did not raise any questions directly. He quickly greeted Dracula:

"Uncle De, just call me Andy!"

Hua Shier walked towards the car without waiting for the two to finish their polite conversation. Dracula quickly trotted forward, opened the door, and invited Hua Shier and Liu Hua to get in.

The convoy drove out of the airport and headed straight for Beverly Hills.

When we got off the car at the end of the road, Hua Twelve looked at the mansion in front of him that looked like a palace, and joked with a smile:

"Old De, the castle you lived in in South Africa was great. I didn't expect the place here is even better. Great! You're living a very comfortable life!"

Just when Liu Hua was secretly shocked thinking that all these were Uncle De's assets, he saw Dracula bowing respectfully:

"What the master wishes is what I wish, and what the master needs is what I give. Everything I have belongs to the master!"

Liu Hua's eyes widened. He felt more and more that his father-in-law was not a simple person.

After entering the mansion, Hua Shier took Liu Hua to sit on the sofa in the living room, and servants brought them red wine and cigars.

Hua Twelve twisted a cigar and said straight to the point:

"My son-in-law is a star in Hong Kong Island. He has been in some trouble recently. I plan to have him come directly to Hollywood to develop his career and take the international route. After all, as you know, there are many people in Hong Kong Island who worship foreigners and admire you foreigners. I remember you told me last time that you had set up a film and television industry in the Ugly Country. I wonder how it is going now?"

Dracula was not at all angry when Hua Twelve called him a foreign devil. He personally poured Hua Twelve a glass of red wine and began to report the results:

"Now, of the eight major Hollywood film studios, five are under our control: Warner, MGM, Paramount, Columbia, and Universal Pictures."

Liu Huaru was listening to nonsense, and felt that her father-in-law was deceived by this foreign devil. Five of the eight major Hollywood companies are controlled by you, why don’t you go to heaven!

Hua Shier raised his eyebrows with an inexplicable smile on his lips. He discovered a common point: the five film companies mentioned by Dracula were all Squid's industries.

He had discovered this characteristic of Dracula before. The descendants transformed by this old bat were almost all squids. He originally thought it was a coincidence, but now it seems that the old bat did it on purpose.

Hua Twelve took a sip of red wine and asked, "Old De, why do you specifically target squids?"

Dracula shrugged his shoulders: "Because squids have the same characteristics as our species."

Hua Twelve was surprised. Squid, that equals... vampire!

No problem!

Liu Hua was like listening to a foreign language, and he didn't understand what the two were talking about. Hua Twelve didn't want to ignore him, so he took out a script that he had written long ago and threw it to Dracula:

"This is a script I wrote. I plan to make it into a movie. My son-in-law is one of the leading actors. The director went to Hong Kong Island to find a man named Wu Baige to direct. I want to shoot a big scene and make my son-in-law a big star in Hollywood!"

Dracula didn't even bother to look at the script and nodded:

"No problem my Lord!"

Liu Hua couldn't sit still any longer: "Uncle, can you let me see the script?"

Hua Shier picked up the script and handed it directly to Liu Hua. The latter took it and saw that it was a Chinese script with the title "Face Changing"!

Liu Hua was attracted by the script after reading only the beginning. He found that the script was extremely well-written. It was a dual-hero film, a science fiction action film, and used face-changing technology to complete the genius idea of ​​swapping identities between the police and the criminals, making people unable to stop watching the rest of the plot.

He had a feeling that if this movie was really made, he might become a big hit in Hollywood!

By then, the trouble caused by exposing the relationship will not be a big deal at all.

He knows the media in Hong Kong best. Just as his father-in-law said, they are extremely pro-Western. As long as he can succeed in the ugly country, those media that criticized him before will instantly switch sides and play a "face-changing" trick on him to praise him to the sky.

Liu Hua couldn't contain his joy and asked impatiently:

"Uncle, who do you want to play the other leading role?"

Hua Twelve hesitated for a moment:

"It has to be someone who is famous enough, and whose height and build are similar to yours. Well, let's say Tom Cruise. It's a good opportunity to use the gimmick of the most handsome men from the East and the West competing on the same stage for publicity!"

After all, people in Hong Kong have been comparing the two for more than a day or two. Even in Feng Dagang's "If You Are the One" in later generations, Tom Cruise and Andy Lau were used as analogies. This time, Hua Twelve will use Tom Cruise to raise the status of his own son-in-law.

Hua Shier asked Dracula to arrange a room for Liu Hua, and then asked his future son-in-law to go back to the room to study the script carefully and prepare for the next work.

After Liu Hua returned to the room, Hua Shier asked about Lao De's development in Chou Country.

Over the years, he has allowed Old De to develop freely, and no one knows how this guy is doing. Today, I got a glimpse of it. Wow, he controls five of the eight Hollywood companies.

Lao De humbly told Hua Twelve that he had only taken control of the Ugly Country's Squid Financial Group, and added that what he had done was not enough and he had to keep working hard!

It turns out that over the years, Dracula has relied on the temptation of "immortality" to embrace many rich and powerful old squids, and these squids have become his descendants. It can be said that with the help of these people, he can control half of the Ugly Country.

Hua Twelve was speechless: "You have worked hard enough. I think that's enough. You have produced so many offspring. It will be troublesome if vampires become rampant!" Lao De nodded and said that he would not continue to expand. At the same time, he would restrain his offspring and make them swear a blood oath that they would not change their race at will.

Hua Twelve shook his head: "This is not enough. Anyway, your descendants are rich and powerful. Let them swear a blood oath that they will only drink blood bags from now on and are not allowed to suck the blood of living people!"

The next morning, Paramount Pictures sent someone to build a personal work team for Liu Hua. At the same time, "Face/Off" was officially launched and entered the early preparation stage.

In Hong Kong Island, Liu Hua's team announced that Hua Zai was invited to partner with Tom Cruise to star in a Hollywood science fiction action blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million yuan.

At the same time, media reported that Wu Baige accepted Paramount's invitation and flew to Los Angeles to direct the science fiction action film "Face/Off" also known as "Face/Off".

This action blockbuster, which was originally scheduled to be released in 1997, was brought forward two years thanks to the intervention of Hua Twelve, and was released in major theaters across the United States during the summer vacation of 1995.

In the real world, the movie "Face/Off" grossed 2.45 million US dollars worldwide.

According to Hua Twelve's estimation, the box office would definitely be reduced if the film was released two years earlier. However, since it was for promoting his son-in-law, making money was secondary, as long as it didn't lose money. It's not that he cared about the money. The main purpose of the film was to promote people. If it lost money, wouldn't it be a joke?

Unexpectedly, reality gave Hua Twelve a surprise. After more than a month of release, the film grossed 200 million US dollars in North America alone, and the global box office totaled 300 million US dollars.

According to Paramount professionals, before "Face/Off" is released, the box office is likely to exceed 450 million US dollars, and there is even a possibility of hitting the 500 million mark.

Hua Shier didn't expect that the box office would increase instead of decrease after the film was released two years in advance.

But if you think about it, you will understand. Among the original actors, only Cage was a good fighter, and the other leading actor, John Travolta, was box office poison at the time.

Although Cage is a good fighter, his appeal is nothing compared to a top-tier idol star like Tom Cruise.

In addition to Tom Cruise's idol factor, the investment in this movie is even greater than the original. The original movie cost 80 million US dollars, while this movie cost over 100 million. The extra 20 million was used on special effects and publicity and promotion. It can be said that the best steel is used on the blade.

Moreover, the film production team is the top team in Hollywood. With such a combination and such investment, the film is better than the original. It would be strange if it is not popular.

When the movie was finally taken off the screen, the global box office had actually exceeded the 500 million US dollar mark.

Because of this film, Liu Hua opened up the Hollywood market and became a true international superstar.

As expected, the success of a play silenced all the negative voices. The fans and moviegoers who had boycotted Liu Hua because he announced his relationship, as well as the media that had criticized him, all changed their tone and began to sing his praises.

Having made his son-in-law famous, Hua Shier naturally would not forget to praise his own daughter. Otherwise, the more popular Liu Hua becomes, the greater the pressure and blame Qiao Simei will face.

Hua Shier planned to make Qiao Simei and Liu Hua a classic screen couple, and first make people accept the fact that the two were a couple through the work.

To this end, Hua Shier came up with two scripts, one was "My Sassy Girl" which opened up the Asian film market, and the other was "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" starring Jolie and Pitt in later generations!

Sure enough, as soon as these two dramas were released, not only did Qiao Simei directly step onto the peak of her career and become a top Asian actress, but the relationship between Liu Hua and Simei was also finally accepted and recognized by most people, and many people even said that the two looked like a couple.

In 1996, Hua Shier took advantage of his control over the five major film companies and directly transferred "Mission Impossible" originally planned by Paramount for Tom Cruise to Liu Hua. Once the film was released, it became a global hit again, completely consolidating Liu Hua's position as an oriental face in Hollywood.

Moreover, this is a series, so it may be difficult for Liu Hua to win an award with this movie, but it will definitely be enough to support him for a lifetime.

After "Mission Impossible", Hua Shier handed over the task of promoting Liu Hua and Qiao Simei to Lao De, and he and He Qing continued to live their lives in Jinling.

This year, Qiao Zhuoran and He Pingan entered elementary school.

In order to send his two sons to school, Hua Shier bought a car. On the first day of school, he drove the car himself and took his wife to send his two sons to school.

Watching his two sons walk hand in hand into the school, He Qing's eyes became moist, and he suddenly sighed:

"Old Joe, I suddenly feel old!"

Hua Twelve rubbed her head and said, "No, it's just an illusion!"

"Of course I don't have any wrinkles. Look, I have crow's feet when I smile!"

After He Qing finished speaking, he suddenly said, "On the contrary, I have observed you for a long time, and you seem to have never aged in all these years!"

Hua Twelve blinked at her:

"Do you want to be like me? My Qiao family has a set of yin and yang exercises. It is very mysterious and can delay aging. Do you want to try it?"

He Qing looked doubtful: "Your smile is so familiar, is this technique you mentioned serious?"

Hua Twelve said with a smile: "No decent person can live forever, I'm just asking if you want it?"

He Qing slapped him unhappily, then chuckled: "No way!"

Half a month later, He Qing looked in the mirror and felt like he was eighteen again. Then he chased after Hua Twelve and beat him up:

"How could you not have brought out such a good thing earlier? You were only concerned about your own comfort before, right?"

Hua Twelve curled his lips: "As if you are not feeling well!"

"You still say that!" He Qing was so ashamed and angry that he chased after Hua Twelve and started to scold him.

He Qing was not very career-oriented. After her two younger sons went to school, she discussed with Hua Twelve and decided to retire from the entertainment industry. On the one hand, it would be more convenient for her to take care of her two younger sons. On the other hand, she realized the benefits of cultivation and planned to concentrate on it.

Hua Shier usually films for He Qing. Since she has chosen to retire, there is naturally no reason for him to disagree.

The couple enjoyed the daily life in the old house, and their days were plain and warm. One year passed like this. In 1997, Hong Kong returned to China and the whole country celebrated. Hua Shier took He Qing to Hong Kong to watch the ceremony and witnessed the historical moment with their own eyes. Then he showed his support for his daughter and son-in-law at the subsequent cultural performance.

While watching the performance, He Qing discussed with Hua Twelve to find a time to arrange the wedding of Liu Hua and Simei. Hua Twelve thought it was about time and nodded in agreement.

But before he could discuss it with the two of them, Qiao Yicheng called from Jinling and told Hua Twelve some bad news. Something had happened to his most obedient and least-worrying son, Qiao Qiqi, or to be more precise, he was in trouble!

Hua Twelve was confused and asked quickly, "Did he throw firecrackers into the manhole cover?"

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